Sunday, November 27, 2011

I'm so excited about the AWESOME new products we have for you! All 82 of them (plus the new Collage Sheets for a total of 102!). I just couldn't stop myself this time around for our largest release yet! The first thing I'm really loving is our new BASICS collection. TONS of blanks - ATCs, Microslides, Dominos, Circles, Squares, Letters, and so much more in just about ever size, style, and material you can think of! Many people have asked for certain shapes with different holes etc. so now everyone is set! Check it all out HERE.

Here are a few more of my favorites! I know Christmas isn't even here yet, but I was excited to start working on my second favorite holiday (aside from Halloween) Valentine's Day! I threw in some St. Patrick's while I was at it. Above, Heart Skeleton Keys!

There are WAY too many new goodies to list, but you can see them all HERE!

With Christmas around the corner it was time to start working on some handmade gifts! I put several of the new products to the test and I can tell you they are fabulous! I plan to create tutorials on each piece below in the future, so I won't go into too much detail, but I will tell you which products I used.

And keeping on with the holiday spirit, a wonderful Christmas book by Bianca Mandity. The cover is an old book, which she transformed into a binder style book using a small Tim Holtz Ring Binder. See how she installed it here.

Monday, November 14, 2011

Please email me at retrocafeart@gmail.com with your address so I can ship our your prizes. Also let me know if you are a Facebook fan. We'll have another giveaway soon, but in the meantime you can enter our CONTEST with tons of fabulous prizes! AND stop by our Facebook page every Wednesday for a random drawing giveaway!

Friday, November 4, 2011

Hooray, the fabulous Mica I had at CREATE in August is finally listed! Best of all, we have ATC SIZED Mica and lovely Large Mica pieces too.

Our Mica is a lovely amber color and is very shimmery in the light! It's also the perfect thickness in my opinion. I couldn't be happier with it! I'm also happy to offer it at great prices.

And for some inspiration, here is a gorgeous book created by Bianca Mandity! Don't you just love how she made the sewn pages from organza and ribbon?

On the front toward the bottom, you will see a little house shaped piece created from our Mica and Short E-Z Set Eyelets. Mica can be punched and looks great with an eyelet finish. You can also cut it into different shapes using scissors or run it through a die cut machine. Bianca cut her sweet piece with regular scissors. She also used painted Masonite Gears and the Steampunk ATC Backgrounds Transparency sheet. Because it's a transparency, it looks awesome within the sheer pages.

I hope you enjoyed the projects and you're ready to try some ATC Sized Mica pieces and Large Mica pieces! Another tip - Incredi-sheets are amazing for attaching Mica to your projects for a crystal clear permanent bond!